Show Page 8 January 10 1996 Gunnison Valiev News 7n J fiiiliipiMlilMiaWBWI Utah Ballet Company to Drug store opens at Thriftwav Local girl new pharmacist Service Drug of Delta Utah recently announced the addition of a second store in Gunnison Utah The new pharmacy will be located inside Gunnison Thriftway and will go by the name Service Drug “We’ve been a family owned business since 1950” said Ward Killpack owner of Service Drug The Killpack family purchased the drug store in 1950 In 1972 Ward purchased the family business His son Roger has been assisting him since 1984 Brenda Nielson a Gunnison native will be the local pharmacist She and her husband Rory moved into a home on South Main She is a 1994 graduate of the University of Utah School of Pharmacology “Brenda’s a big reason we are here” said Killpack Service Drug will be open 10:00 a m - 7:00 pm Monday through Friday and 9:00 a m - 2:00 pm on Saturday But Killpack said the Saturday hours arc subject to change “It all depends on the customers shopping habits If we have to we may have extended hours on Saturday” he said Nielson emphasized that she will be available for medication consultation at any time She feels it is important that people know what they are taking and the effects to be expected RSV virus hits Utah works of professor emeritus Christensen founder of the first department of ballet at an American university Danced to piano music of Dimitri Shostakovich Smuin’s “Bouquet” is a lyrical and stylized pas de quatre for three men and one woman The works has been restaged by Utah Ballet’s artistic director Attila Ficzere a associate of Smuin Two premieres by U of U alumni Marina Harris and Kylene Marie Mason complete the program Harris has choreographed and designed the costumes for the pas de duex “When a Man and Woman Dance Together it is Always a Romance” set to music by Alexander Balancscu Harris has choreographed for San Francisco Ballet Valerie Huston Dance Theater Repertory Dance Theatre and has designed and built costumes for Ballet West Bill T JoncsAmic Zane and Company and Dance Company among others -- Parents should be advised A common cold virus that can be dangerous to infants has Primary Children’s Medical Center scrambling for beds and treating numbers in its emergency department In December Primary Children’s emergency department saw 3729 patients breaking all previous records There were 500 children admitted to the hospital from the emergency department that month w hich is twice Most of the children the average seen in emergency and admitted to the hospital through emergency had respiratory infections Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the culprit a common virus that causes a runny nose congestion and cough In adults and older children the virus causes a "cold” with mild in infants However symptoms younger than two years the disease can be serious enough to hospitalize the child Infants under three months of age and those w ho have chronic health problems tend to become sickest with RSV The virus is very contagious and is transmitted by contact with fluids from the nose mouth and eyes It can be spread from person to person by sharing the same dishes and by not washing hands after sneezing coughing or nose blowing and by coughing directly into a person’s face In most cases the illness can be treated with acetaminophen for ver a decongestant to decrease the runny nose or a medication to help the child breathe easier In the most serious cases the child must be hospitalized to receive oxygen and medications Doctors at Primary Children’s Medical Center have the following advice for preventing respiratory fections: Wash vour hands Frequent is the most effective handwashing way to prevent spread of communicable diseases The correct method is to apply soap to wet hands and secscrub hands vigorously for onds before rinsing Do not allow infants to play with toys that have been handled by ill children Wash your hands before holding an infant particularly if you have been in a public place or around people who are ill Keep your infant aw ay from places where they will have close contact with people who are ill such as movie theaters day care centers (if possible) and even church meetings and nurseries “Jumping Jacks” by Mason is a ballet for 14 dancers and is set to the music of Igor Stravinsky Mason is a master of fine arts candidate and is the company’s ballet mistress Tickets are $3 for students and nior citizens and $5 for adults They can be purchased at Kents or atSnow College For ticket information call extension 265 Convocation this Thursday features author The Winter Quarter Bret Olsen Thamina Christensen Jenny Redd Jessie Brown Veon Adair Malynda Judd (notpictured) and James Martell rack up points to help the team win last Saturday Convocation Scries at Snow College begins Thursat 12:30 pm in the day January Crane Theatre with a special presentation by Lee Nelson author of the Storm Testament scries and other novels of the west Everyone is welcome at no charge Later in the afternoon Nelson will be signing books in the Humanities Building Art Gallery Nelson’s presentation will be an adventure for the audience with stories about how his research for novels Storm Gold and The Moriah Confession led him to the extraordinary sights he will talk about While gathering information on primitive hunting techniques for his Storm Testa- ment series he killed a buffalo from the back of a galloping horse with a bow and arrow He learned how to cross large rivers on horseback while writing about the travels of Ute chief Walkara and he learned to rope steers while writing about the early cowboy life of Butch Cassidy Nelson will focus his remarks on conditions and events in Utah before it gained Statehood exactly 100 years 103 points give GVHS Speech Team first place The first speech meet for the Gunnison Speech Team was the Gunnison Invitational held at the high school last Saturday Our team dominated the day of events racking up 103 total points giving GVHS first place Second place went to Richfield High School trailing behind with only 60 points Congratulations to individual winners: Malynda Judd took 2nd place in Lincoln Douglas Bret Olsen took first in Spar and a 3rd in Oration Jessie Brown took first in Oration Veon Adair took 2nd and Jenny Redd took 3rd in Impromptu Thamina Christensen took 2nd and James Martell took a 3rd in Extemp Congratulations to the GVHS Speech team and their coach Mrs Hill ' Bulldogs defeat Millard at the free throw line King Gunnison Valley News am - Friday to 5 pts by Cody Olsen The Freshman Bulldogs played a close game against the Millard Eagles last Friday The Eagles took the lead during the first quarter but the Bulldogs took it back by halftime The Eagles kept up ending the 3rd quarter The Bulldogs took off in the 4th quarter though scoring 22 Bulldogs The top scorers of the game were: points and beating the Eagles Rory Hansen and TJ Petersen 13 points each Nick Rosenvall 8 points Jason Pickett 6 points Danny Jorgensen and Darin Frandscn 5 points each Day- - s 9 3 Freshman capture another win Fax Monday Wednesday - j by Lisa Pickett The Bulldogs played a very exciting game against Millard last Friday The teams were neck and neck throughout the 2nd half of the game In the last 16 seconds of the game was tied Travis Avery was fouled and shot 2 free throws putting Gunnison ahead We then fouled Millard but they only made point Avery was fouled again in the last 5 seconds of the game and put Gunnison up 2 more points ending with a Bulldog victory of Top scorers were: Travis Avery and Nathan King 15 pts and Jacob ago For additional information and a complete calendar of the quarter’s ext programs call (801) 47 S Main Hi : tiptoe around Snow College The Utah Ballet Company returns to Snow College Crane Theatre January 12 at 7 pm with a program featuring ballets by American dance pioand neer Wiliam F Christensen Tony and Emmy choreographer Michael Smuin The residency is presented by Snow College and is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council Utah Performing Arts Tour Christensen’s “Bravura” is “wholly romantic and charming” and its five couples “show off themselves and the steps gallantly” (Deseret News) The work was revived as part of the U of U Department of Ballet’s commitment to preserve the significant Owner Ward Killpack and Pharmacist Brenda Lund Nielson stand behind the new counter of Service Drug located in Thriftway t pm Gunnison t BLACKHAWK ARENA Salina Utaj 'A iS The typewriter 1867 was invented in s Saturday January 13 PM 12 - 6 Years Old Children Under6rFREE Bareback Saddle Bronc Bull Ridinfj 6-3- 0 $500 Adults $300 Team Roping have assembled one of the rankest pens of & We bucking horses in Northern America!" 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